Not only do you lose that tacky border but you get to see more of the cover illustration to boot (hello moon)! If it wasn't for the equally tacky bloodsplatter and pseudo-kanji font of the DH releases it would almost unarguably be the superior version. Just stick a spartan BERSERK label on it for the win, DH.

If it wasn't for the equally tacky bloodsplatter and pseudo-kanji font of the DH releases it would almost unarguably be the superior version. Just stick a spartan BERSERK label on it for the win, DH.

This ain't your granny's comic book! Unless your granny rides a Harley, chews Cubans and carries a sawed-off shotgun! This font is heavy metal — just like Berserk! It's a viscera-fueled series that's spawned a horde of salivating zealots who would sell their own babies for just a few more blood-soaked pages! "JUST ONE MORE HIT, MIURA-SAMA!" If you can't deal with that, go back to your crib, Mr. PeePee Pants. GET OFF MY PLANE!

Not only do you lose that tacky border but you get to see more of the cover illustration to boot (hello moon)! If it wasn't for the equally tacky bloodsplatter and pseudo-kanji font of the DH releases it would almost unarguably be the superior version.

Pretty sad state of affairs. Oh well, only need to wait 20 more years before we get the deluxe reedition.

This ain't your granny's comic book! Unless your granny rides a Harley, chews Cubans and carries a sawed-off shotgun! This font is heavy metal — just like Berserk! It's a viscera-fueled series that's spawned a horde of salivating zealots who would sell their own babies for just a few more blood-soaked pages! "JUST ONE MORE HIT, MIURA-SAMA!" If you can't deal with that, go back to your crib, Mr. PeePee Pants. GET OFF MY PLANE!

Oh well, only need to wait 20 more years before we get the deluxe reedition.

Haha indeed, indeed. Though I would not be surprised to see them put a double extra sketchy edge for an oversized super Deluxe edition. "We've double the size of the page for you gory pleasures." or "You thought it was hard for your eyes in a manga format, wait 'til you see our oversized volume..." haha

Not only do you lose that tacky border but you get to see more of the cover illustration to boot (hello moon)! If it wasn't for the equally tacky bloodsplatter and pseudo-kanji font of the DH releases it would almost unarguably be the superior version. Just stick a spartan BERSERK label on it for the win, DH.

Besides being very inaccurate and misleading, it seems the cover illustration for volume 38 was also originally made with the old "Jets Comics" cover template in mind, rather than the new "Young Animal Comics" one. Had the volume 38 been released under "Jets Comics" imprint, the moon and the clouds most likely would've appeared underneath the lower half of the old " ベルセルク" logo

That's awesome! Will definitely pick these up eventually as backups. I love seeing companies making efforts to stay relevant in the digital age. Just to add to this, the digital version of the manga is also available directly from Dark Horse here:

It appears you access these versions through DRM via Dark Horse's web viewer or iOS/Android apps. It would be even better if the physical Dark Horse prints came with codes to unlock the digital versions, though I'm happy enough with this.